burhinus

Questions about burhinus

What does burhinus mean?

burhinus means "type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews".

How many syllables are in burhinus?

burhinus has 3 syllables and divides as bur-hi-nus under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for burhinus?

Close synonyms include genus Burhinus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is burhinus a common word?

burhinus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.